The number of companies, cities, and regions with net zero targets increased, up 23%, 8% and 28%, respectively, since the previous Net Zero Stocktake in June 2023. However, more than 40% of major non-state and subnational actors still have no emissions reduction targets.
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Sam Hampton, Senior Researcher and Acting Energy Programme Deputy Lead at the ECI, explains why our behaviour and attitudes have changed towards our carbon footprints.
In the UK, we need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels by transitioning to low carbon and renewable energy sources for homes and businesses. The heating sector contributes 37% of the country’s annual carbon emissions, with residential heating alone responsible for 18% of greenhouse gas emi...
The UK has reached a milestone of 250,000 certified heat pump installations, according to the latest data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).
Forty percent of UK greenhouse gas emissions come from households, so the sustainable construction and everyday running of our homes could play a major role in achieving a low-carbon society.
Energy storage systems are the cornerstone of a future powered by renewable energy – how is this market developing?
The roadmap on established and emerging photovoltaics has been published. It involved more than 80 people from the UK photovoltaic community, including a presence from the PV community in Oxford.
Boosted by new investment powers, the royal asset manager wants to restore Britain’s pre-eminent position in offshore wind farms — but it faces a wave of challenges.
Researchers at Switzerland’s Paul Scherrer Institute have identified Canada as a potential epicentre of future hydrogen production.